Having developed my small urban garden from what started, 25 years ago, as a vegetable patch, it gives me such pleasure I want to share it....

June view 2009

View of rose and herb garden, June 2009

Small Garden Story

Over some 15 + years, I have been photographing the evolution of my small (85 x 15 foot) garden and it seems a waste not to put these records into some sort of context. Beginning here in April 2010 this Blog is intended to both act as a diary and to share past and present successes (and some failures), pleasures and disappointments with fellow garden-lovers. In due course, I intend to fill in some of the background and early days but that will have to wait until the winter months!

Monday, 3 September 2012

Cobaea scandens

Have just come back in from picking a surprisingly big bowl of blackberries and autumn raspberries. The latter are so tall I am having to pull them down to reach them! The only problem with this fruit picking is remembering also to pick all the spiders off myself before I bring them back in the house to join all the others who have taken up residence. There are so many at the moment, strung between every other stem or twig.

The garden is actually quite dry and I am having to water the pots. But it is proving to be well worth the effort. The fuschias are doing really well this year and so are my potted climbers but I am especially pleased with the Cobaea scandens or Cup and saucer plant. I had my first two flowers last week and there are plenty more to follow. They open white - a good 2-3 inches across - and gradually turn to a rich purple over 2-3 days, staying so for 2 or 3 more before neatly just dropping off. At last, some more unusual late-summer colour nearer the house!

About Me

As a food photographer based in London my work takes as its inspiration natural organic form. My garden - on a quiet moment - provides the perfect antidote to city life. My dream is to find a small house with a plot of land I can turn into a big garden full of secret rooms brimming with plants and sculptures....